1、2023Production Gap Report 2023Phasing down or phasing up?Top fossil fuel producers plan even more extraction despite climate promisesAbout This ReportThis is the fourth edition of the Production Gap Report,first issued in 2019.The report tracks the misalignment between governments planned fossil fue
2、l production and global production levels con-sistent with limiting global warming to 1.5C or 2C.The report represents a collaboration of several research and academic institutions,including inputs and reviews from more than 80 experts from 30 countries spanning the Global North and Global South.The
3、 report is externally peer-reviewed,with additional guidance and support from the United Nations Environment Programme,and review by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes government focal points.This years report features two major updates to the production gap analysis,drawing
4、on the new mitigation scenarios database compiled for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes Sixth Assessment Report and changes in government plans and projections since August 2021.The report also provides individual country profiles for 20 major fossil-fuel-producing countries,evaluating
5、governments latest climate ambitions and their plans,policies,and strategies that support fossil fuel production or the transition away from it.The production gap analysis is based on recent and publicly accessible plans and projections for fos-sil fuel production published by governments and affili
6、ated institutions.Other information presented throughout the report,such as details on fossil fuel investments and policies is supported by a mix of government,intergovernmental,peer-review,and other research sources listed in the references.The report and its materials can be accessed online at htt